Wicked, Dune: Part Two, and Emilia Perez lead the list of American Cinematheque honorees for the 4th annual Tribute To The Crafts which will take place at AC’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday January 9, 2025.
Tribute to The Crafts honors those who are at the very heart of filmmaking and have exhibited extraordinary work behind the camera over the past year. The evening will celebrate individuals in 12 categories covering all aspects of filmmaking and will showcase clips from each of their respective films.
Wicked is being honored for Costume Design, as well as for the trio of Production Design, Set Decoration, and Prop Master. Dune: Part Two scored wins for Sound and Visual Effects, while Emilia Perez is named for its Choreography and Editing.
Other achievements in films being singled out include Casting for Saturday Night; Cinematography for Nickel Boys; Hair & Makeup for The Substance; Music Score for Challengers; Song for Will & Harper’s “Harper & Will Go West”; and Stunts for The Fall Guy.
Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Ed Lachman will receive the Career Achievement Award for his extraordinary career spanning 80+ credits over 50 years, including Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides, Steven Soderbergh’s Erin Brockovich, Todd Haynes’ Far from Heaven and Carol, and Pablo Larraín’s El Conde. This year he worked on Larraín’s latest film Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as legendary opera singer Maria Callas.
The honorees were selected by a prestigious jury of journalists, film historians and cinephiles from the most respected outlets across the country. Additionally, the audience for this invitation-only event will be comprised of members from AMPAS, BAFTA, Critics Choice, and all Guilds including ACE, CSA ASC, SCL, MPSE, CAS, Industry, and Press.
The event will be co-hosted by film producers and American Cinematheque Board Members Stephanie Allain (Exhibiting Forgiveness, Dear White People, Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It) and Paula Wagner (Marshall, Mission: Impossible 1, 2, & 3, The Last Samurai, Vanilla Sky).
“Film is the most collaborative artform, and the American Cinematheque is thrilled to celebrate the essential work of the artisans and craftspeople behind this year’s finest films,” said Grant Moninger, American Cinematheque’s Artistic Director.
The Tribute to the Crafts honorees are:
- Casting: Saturday Night (John Papsidera) – Sony Pictures
- Choreography: Emilia Pérez (Damien Jalet) – Netflix
- Cinematography: Nickel Boys (Jomo Fray) – Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios
- Costume Design: Wicked (Paul Tazewell) – Universal Pictures
- Editing: Emilia Pérez (Juliette Welfling) – Netflix
- Hair & Makeup: The Substance (Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello & Marilyne Scarselli) – MUBI
- Production Design/Set Decoration/Prop Master: Wicked (Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales & Jamie Wilkinson) – Universal Pictures
- Score: Challengers (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) – Amazon MGM Studios
- Song: Will & Harper – “Harper and Will Go West” (Sean Douglas, Kristen Wiig & Josh Greenbaum) – Netflix
- Sound: Dune: Part Two (Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett & Doug Hemphill) – Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures
- Stunts: The Fall Guy (Chris O’Hara) – Universal Pictures
- Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two (Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe & Gerd Nefzer) – Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures
The event is being produced by Madelyn Hammond & Javier Infante, Madelyn Hammond & Associates
